Secondary Work Groups and Events
2022-2023 Work Groups
Secondary Subject Leadership
Summary
This Work Group offers focused support to secondary heads of department/subject leaders, to enable them to better understand and implement teaching for mastery approaches across their department, and to develop in their role as leaders of both pupil learning and teacher professional development.
Dates
TBC
Teaching for Mastery Developing
Summary
This Work Group will focus on supporting Mastery Advocates to develop their own practice using the 5 big ideas and begin to support departmental developments.
Dates
Contact the hub for more info
SKTM Secondary Programme
Early Careers Teachers
Summary
This project is designed to support secondary early career teachers (teachers in their first two years of teaching) in developing specialist knowledge for teaching mathematics, thus enabling them to understand, teach and support students in maths in the classroom.
Dates
Wednesday 7th December 2022 14:30 - 16:30 Day 1 of 5
Thursday 2nd February 2023 14:30 - 16:30 Day 2 of 5
Wednesday 22nd March 2023 14:30 - 16:30 Day 3 of 5
Wednesday 3rd May 2023 14:30 - 16:30 Day 4 of 5
Thursday 22nd June 2023 14:30 - 16:30 Day 5 of 5
All sessions will take place online.
Support for transition into KS3
(Year 5 - 8 Continuity)
Summary
This Work Group will focus on collaboration between primary and secondary teachers to ensure that a positive attitude to maths is maintained and developed as pupils move across Years 5 to 8.
Dates
Wednesday 30th November 2022 15:15 - 17:00 Day 1 of 6
Wednesday 25th January 2023 15:15 - 17:00 Day 2 of 6
Wednesday 15th February 2023 15:15 - 17:00 Day 3 of 6
Wednesday 22nd March 2023 15:15 - 17:00 Day 4 of 6
Wednesday 3rd May 2023 15:15 - 17:00 Day 5 of 6
Wednesday 21st June 2023 15:15 - 17:00 Day 6 of 6
All sessions will be face to face taking place at Coloma Convent Girls' School.
Mathematical Thinking at GCSE
Summary
This Work Group aims to support teachers in developing their understanding of mathematical thinking as it relates to problem-solving and reasoning, using practical task types to explore what it means for pupils to get better at mathematical thinking and what this looks like in the classroom.
Dates
Thursday 12th January 2023 10:00 - 15:30 Day 1 of 3
Thursday 9th February 2023 10:00 - 15:30 Day 2 of 3
Thursday 9th March 2023 15:00 - 17:00 Day 3 of 3
A mixture of online sessions & face to face sessions in Croydon. See application form for details.
Years 7 - 11 Coherence
Summary
This Work Group focuses on participant teachers working together to analyse, deconstruct and trace through the curriculum a selected key topic area, developing insight into effective teaching approaches, and considering the implications for longer term curriculum design.
Dates
TBC
Strengthening Partnerships with ITT Providers
Summary
Now in its fourth year, this project provides opportunities to explore and share current mathematical developments and consider their implications for ITT providers and Maths Hubs in order to help trainees transition into teaching mathematics effectively.
Dates
TBC
SKTM Secondary Programme
Non - Specialist Teachers
Summary
This project is designed to support non-specialist teachers teaching maths in a secondary school in developing specialist knowledge for teaching mathematics, thus enabling them to understand, teach and support pupils in maths in the classroom.
Dates
Wednesday 9th November 2022 10:00 - 15:30 - Day 1 of 6
Wednesday 23rd November 2022 09:30- 15:30 - Day 2 of 6
Wednesday 7th December 2022 10:00 - 15:30 - Day 3 of 6
Tuesday 17th January 2023 09:30 - 15:30 - Day 4 of 6
Tuesday 7th February 2023 09:30 - 15:30 - Day 5 of 6
Tuesday 14th March 2023 10:00 - 15:30 - Day 6 of 6
A mixture of online sessions & face to face sessions in Croydon. See application form for details.
Improving Transition between KS4 and KS5
Summary
This Work Group focuses on participant teachers working together to analyse and trace through the curriculum to improve the transition between KS4 and KS5.
Dates
Thursday 12th January 2023 15:30 - 17:30 - Day 1 of 6
Thursday 9th February 2023 15:30 - 17:30 - Day 2 of 6
Thursday 16th March 2023 15:30 - 17:30 - Day 3 of 6
Thursday 27th April 2023 15:30 - 17:30 - Day 4 of 6
Thursday 18th May 2023 15:30 - 17:30 - Day 5 of 6
Thursday 15th June 2023 15:30 - 17:30 - Day 6 of 6
These sessions will take place face to face at Trinity School, Croydon.
Events
KS3 Network Meetings
Summary
With everything that has been going on this past year we thought it would be great to get together as KS3 Maths Leads to share knowledge, swap ideas and discuss all things maths-related.
In these sessions, there will be opportunities to:
• Discuss a topical issue
• Update on NCETM latest resources
• Explore Maths Hub Support and Programmes
• Hear from a guest speaker
Dates
TBC
HoD Network Meetings
Summary
With everything that has been going on this past year we thought it would be great to get together as HoDs to share knowledge, swap ideas and discuss all things maths-related.
In these sessions, there will be opportunities to:
• Discuss a topical issue
• Update on NCETM latest resources
• Explore Maths Hub Support and Programmes
• Hear from a guest speaker
Dates
TBC